Guard for cigar makers&#39; benches



March 8, 1932. J. ROSENBLU-TH 1,848,384

GUARD FOR CIGAR MAKERS BENCHES Filed Dec. 17, 1930 I N VEN TOR. JOSEPHiasf/vsz or A TTORNEYS.

JOSEPH ROSENBLUTH, OF CAMDEN, Nlili'tl- JERSEY) ASSIGNO-R TO AMERIGANCIGARt errsnrorsicn 7' GOMPANY, OFQTEW YQRK, N". Y., .A CORPORATION OFNEW JERSEY GUARD Fort-omen MAKERS nnnonns Application filed'Deccmber 17,19,30, SeriaLNo. 503,092. I

- My present invention relates to cigar makersbenches or tables and moreparticularly to a means associated with suchbenches ortables to preventandatall times serveas a constant reminder to cigar makers or finishersagainst employing the unsanitary-prac-e tice of placing thecigars to hisor' herjlips or wetting the fingers by placingthem to the lips in orduring'the cigar finishing opera- 10 tion. p x v It is well known in thecigar making industry that in some factories thecigar mak-' ers as wellas the finishers of machine-made cigars employ the unsanitary practiceabove referred to and which is not only frowned upon but positivelyforbidden in certain factories. It is the object of the presentinvention toprovide a simple andeasily applied means to obviate the saidpractice. Theemeans forming the subject-matter of the present inventionmay be applied to cigar makers benches or tables or to the benches ortables attached to and usually forming a part of a cigar making machine,these tables'beinglocatedat the discharge or finishing end of themachine.

Broadly considered the invention coma prises a cigar makers or finishersbench or table having a guard or barrier arranged at the front thereofand sufficiently elevatedto give the operator ample roomv or freedom inthe use of his or her hands in the performance of the necessary cigarmaking or finlsh- 7 ing operations whileat the same time said guard orbarrier is so positioned that when the operator is seated at the benchor table in the usual position for operation anattempt to raise his orher hand to the mouth will bring the hand into direct contact with theguard or barrier whichthus serves to prevent and at all times act as aconstant reminder to the operator that the cigar being made or finishedis not to be brought into contact with his or her mouth.

In the accompanying drawings wherein I have illustrated two types ofmeans for accomplishing the objects of the invention, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a cigar makers Figure 2; is a perspective view of aslightly" modified form of the invention, and 4 Figure? is'a'section ofa portion of the guard or barrier taken on the lines 3-3 of Figure 2. e

Inithe embodiment of the inventionillustrated in'Fi-gure 1, thereference numeral 1 indicates anxordlnary cigar'makers or fin- 'ishersbench or table at which the operator sits on a stool or chair 2. Thenumeral 3 indicates an ordinary cutting block with. which these benchesor tables are usually provided 7 and upon which the operator places anunat-g tached portion of the cigar wrapper at the head end of the cigarin order to trim said unattached portion preparatory to winding it,

about the cigar head inthe finishing operation. The numeraltindicates apaste receptacle which contains the paste employed in attaching thefinal endof the wrapper to the cigar head. Thesecigar makers benches ortables are also-usuallyprovidedwith a rotary cigar head finishing tool(not shown) which tool is usually provided with a conical wall to applya final finishing pressure to the some,- what conical end of the cigarhead. All of these features are common and well known in theart." j i Inorder to prevent and make it difiicult. and to at all times serve as areminder that the operator mustnot bring the-cigar to his or her lips inperforming the finishing operations, I have provided the bench or tablewith an elevated barrier or guard which in theiform of theinventionillustrated in Figure 1 consists 'of'a bar or rod 5 secured atits ends to uprights 6 which latter are secured to the bench or table inany suitable manner as by screws 7 passed through laterally bentportions 8 of the uprights 6; The guard or barrier 5 is of such a lengthand the uprights '6 are so positioned ,near the front edge of the benchor table, and at such a height above the table, thatthere is ample roombelow the barrier for freedom of use of the handsof the operatorginperforming the cigar, making or finishing operations, while at the sametime the said barrier is so located. that any-attempt of theoperatortoraise his or her hand to the. mouth will-cause the hand to come intocontact with the barrier and thus prevent and forcibly remind theoperator that the cigar being operated upon must not come into contactwith his or her lips.

In the form of guard or barrierillustrated in Figure 1, I have alsoprovided a glass panel 9 through which the operator may easily see thework as itis being performed, said panel being supported at its ends byrearwardly and upwardly inclined extensions 10 formed integral with theuprights 6. It is understood that the glass panel 9 is not a necessarypart of the invention and may be used or not, as desired, but when usedit serves as a further means for preventing the operator from raisinghis or her hands to the month.

In that form of the invention illustrated in Figure 2 the barrier orguard is in the form of two parallel rods 5a which are secured at theirends in any suitable way to the uprights 6a, the uprights in this formvof the invention conslsting of metal plates each having itslower endbent laterally as at 8a and secured to the bench or table 1a by means ofscrews 70. The ends of the barrier rods 5a may be secured to the upperends of the uprights 6a by solder or by welding the same to inturnedportions 9a at the upper ends of the said uprights.

It is to be understood that my improved guard or barrier may be attachedto a cigar makers bench or table or to the bench or table forming apartof the finishing end of a cigar making machine and in view of itssimplicity and ease of attachment it adds practicall no cost to thebench or table, yet it admira ly fulfills the purposes for which it isintended.

What I claim is 1. A cigar makers or finishers bench or table having anelevated guard or barrier arranged transversely thereof and positionednear its front end, for the purpose specified, the character of theguard or barrier and its elevated position relative to the bench ortable being such that the vision and freedom of movement of the hands ofthe operator except in an upward direction are not unduly restricted.

2. A cigar finishers bench or table having an elevated guard or barrierarranged transversely thereof and means for positioning the same nearthe front end of the bench or table comprising uprights to which theguard or barrier is attached, the character of the guard or barrier andits elevated position relative to the bench or table being such that thevision and freedom of movement of the hands of the operator except in anupward direction are not unduly restricted.

3. A cigarfinishers bench or table having an elevated guard or barrierarranged transversely thereof and positioned near its front end andincluding a transparent panel, the

character of the guard or barrier and its elevated position relative tothe bench or table being such that the vision and freedom of movement ofthe hands of the operator except in an upward direction are not undulyrestricted.

4. A cigar finishers bench having an elevated barrier including atransparent panel, and uprights attached to the bench at opposite sidesthereof near its front upon which the barrier is mounted, the characterof the guard or barrier and its elevated position relative to the benchor table being such that the vision and freedom of movement of the handsof the operator except in an upward direction are not unduly restricted.

5. A cigar finishers bench having an elevated barrier including anupwardly and rearwardly inclined transparent panel, and uprights atopposite sides of the bench for supporting the barrier above the tablenear its front edges, for the purpose specified.

6. A uard or barrier for attachment to a cigar nishers bench, comprisinga trans-

